Archbald Power Station

OperatingLandfill GasNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #38 of 70 Natural Gas plants in PA#971 of 2009 nationally

92.9 MW Landfill Gas (9 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (61 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (23 MW) operating in Lackawanna, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAWD

92.9 MW

Nameplate Capacity

4

Generators

units

Hybrid (3)

Technology

Landfill Gas + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine

1988

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

41.4850, -75.5406

County

Lackawanna, PA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	PEI Power Corp	—	—
Owner(s)	PEI Power Corp	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

Archbald Power Station is a 92.9 MW hybrid power plant located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The facility, which began operating in 1988, is owned and operated by PEI Power Corp. The plant utilizes landfill gas (LFG) as its primary fuel source and employs a combination of technologies, including landfill gas, natural gas-fired combustion turbines, and natural gas steam turbines. It consists of 4 generators.

The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. In the most recent year of reported data, Archbald Power Station generated 65,477 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 8.7%. The plant is ranked as the largest of 23 landfill gas plants in Pennsylvania and the largest of 284 such facilities nationally.

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Engineering & Generators